A new consultation from EU_Commission points to the risk of gatekeeping by big internet companies in the metaverse. jackschickler reports
The European Union’s executive arm is set to issue proposals in the coming months, but they likely won’t include a draft bill, said the call for evidence, which is open until May 3.
“There is a risk of having a small number of big players becoming future gatekeepers of virtual worlds, creating market entry barriers and shutting out EU start-ups and SMEs [small and medium-sized enterprises] from this emerging market,” said the draft, echoing earlier fears raised byThe paper sets out a range of policy issues for what it calls Web 4.0, where physical and virtual worlds interact immersively, using connected smart devices.
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